ILWU LA Local 63 Port strike was part of bigger fight "The union agreed to allow employers to eliminate 14 jobs over the next 3 1/2 years through attrition" "We just did not want to deal with the mediators."

ILWU LA Local 63 Port strike was part of bigger fight

"For the unions, it was an existential crisis" that focused on saving future jobs more than on boosting salaries.